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dormitory

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n.宿舍

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dorm=to sleep(睡眠)

dormitory


/'dɔ:mɪtrɪ; [US] -tɔ:rɪ; `dɔrmə,tɔrɪ/
n
1 sleeping-room with a number of beds, esp in a school or some other institution 宿舍.
2 (US) building at a college, university, etc containing students' rooms for living and sleeping (大学等的)学生宿舍.

dormitory


npluraldormitories[C]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin;Origin: dormitorium, from dormire 'to sleep']
especially BrE a large room for several people to sleep in, for example in a boarding school or hostel
AmE a large building at a college or university where students live
British Equivalent: hall of residence
1. Boys who live at school sleep in a dormitory.
    住校的男生在宿舍里睡觉。

2. A dormitory-style home has been built for the dozens of homeless street children who once wandered the city.
    为几十个流浪街头、无家可归的孩子建起了集体宿舍。

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